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By Jill Runfola

Monessen City Park was the place to be for children from infants to those 12 years old on Saturday, April 15 from noon – 5 p.m. to celebrate Easter.

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Shelley Portal, Ino’s wife, is shown with her lovely daughter Celina, age 7, getting ready for the Easter egg hunt.

On the beautiful sunny day, which had missed a forecast of rain, the children were having a wonderful time. Hosted by Kare for My Kids Fly, the annual event featured everything from an egg hunt to pictures with the Easter Bunny. This is the 5th year the organization has sponsored the Hunt.

Founder of Kare for My Kids Fly is Dennis Hawkins. His mother, Noreen, says that Dennis also has a convenience store on 601 Reed Ave., Monessen. She says, “His focus is on the kids. They are his life. The program exists to create a sense of purpose for our youth.”

The free event included the following: games, prizes, arts and crafts, refreshments, inspirational music, face-painting and Chinese auction baskets, which contained items such as cleaning supplies, toys, an Easter Bunny stuffed animal, perfume, body washes, and hair supplies.

Dennis Hawkins said of the Kare program, “It’s going to continue to grow. We hope to one day have a recreation center that will be an outlet for kids to go to get tutored, to be college prepped, for single mothers...anything they will need. The next thing we will do is a football camp in July.” For more information on Kare for My Kids Fly, go to their Facebook page.

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